A friend recently gave me a copy of Andre Agassi’s new autobiography, Open. Agassi didn’t actually write it, but that’s okay. If you’re one of the best tennis players ever I can cut you some slack for not also being an author. A man named J.R. Moehringer penned the book. He wrote his own autobiography [...]
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Andre Agassi: Open
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged andre agassi, autobiography, fiction, j.r. moehringer, pete sampras, reading, tennis, writing on February 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Five Questions: Al Riske
Posted in Five Questions, tagged fiction, Interview, publishing, reading, short story, writing on February 4, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I’ve known Al Riske for a number of years. He’s a good friend, and one of the people who inspired me to start writing fiction (thank you, Al!). We share an interest in writing and literature, and also have similar tastes in music – we’re both huge fans of Van Morrison and Bruce Sprinsteen. A [...]
New Yorker: “A Death In Kitchawank”
Posted in Short Story Reviews, tagged fiction, New Yorker, reading, short story, writing on February 1, 2010 | 3 Comments »
When I launched my blog my plan was to each week write a review of the short story that appeared in The New Yorker. My brother had told me that to build a readership, a blog must publish frequently. And there must be something that people are anticipating – a reason to seek out the [...]
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